Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Stormy by @authorTinaGayle #ASMSG #Romance #SecondChance

Blurb – Can friends become lovers? Even after the age of forty?

He’s wife is dead. She’s divorce with adult children.

For two years, Daniel and Karen have consoled each other
during the trails of losing their spouses. Now, they are ready to turn their friendship
into a loving relationship. After sharing a night of passion, all appears
golden for a bright future for Karen and Daniel until she receives a call from
her children saying her ex has had a heart attack.

Torn between, her need to support her children and her
desire to be with Daniel, Karen leaves him and flees to the hospital. Coming
face to face with her ex-husband’s new,
trophy wife, Karen begins to question exactly why her marriage fell apart. Was
she to blame, and if so, should she try again?

On the outside looking in, Daniel must now convince Karen to
let go of her past mistake and share a future with him?

Excerpt:

“Damn it, Daniel, if I find you
with a young chickadee like I did my ex-husband,” she growled as she trudged up
the staircase. “I might be tempted to...”

Her gaze immediately fell on the
empty king-size bed. Exasperated by her inability to find him, she quickly
scanned the entire room...desk area, open closet, bathroom... the door closed.
Light glowed through the seam between the floor and the bottom edge. “Daniel,
if you’re in the bathroom come out this minute.”

The entrance opened, and he stood
in the doorway.

Problem,
he wore only a towel.

Awe,
shit... she didn’t need to see his bare chest covered in crisp dark hair,
the sculptured muscles of his arms and shoulders, developed pecs, and thick
thighs.

Damn,
how was she supposed to resist such temptation?

Desire added to the anxiety she’d
already experienced on her drive here, lit her anger. “Why the hell didn’t you
answer your phone? I’ve been calling and texting you for the last two hours.”

A confused frown passed over his
handsome face. Instead of responding, he stepped to the bedside table. He
lifted his cell phone and clicked a few buttons.

Unable to contain her impatience,
Karen stalked forward.

He glanced up when she grew closer
and showed her the phone. “I don’t understand it. I don’t show receiving any
messages or calls. The signals must have gotten lost because of the storm.”

She’d suspected as much. Still, she
refused to let him off the hook because he could’ve contacted her before he
left town. “You should’ve called me. But no...”

Having endured his inability to
communicate for months now, she stabbed her finger through the air at him. “You
never call. You always expect me to phone you. Well, I’ve had it.”

The distance closed between them
and she stood inches from him. Her fingertip tapped his chest. Static
electricity sparked between them and her fist unfolded. She stumbled backward.

“Whoa.” Daniel caught her around
the waist with one hand and held her close. His phone landed on the bed before
he circled his other arm around her. His strong grip held her steady and didn’t
allow her to step away. “You’re right. I guess I’m just use to...”

“Don’t say it. I’ve heard it too
many times. Sharon might have resented the interruptions, but I’m not her. I’m
never in any type of meeting that you could possibly disrupt.” Karen spread her
hands over his chest and worked to maintain a smidgen of distance. Nevertheless,
with him so near, his warmth surrounding her in a seductive cocoon, she had to
fight the urge to melt against him.

“Yes, but if I called you whenever
I wanted we’d never get off the phone.” The husky tone of his voice pulled her
gaze upward.

Spying the silly grin on his face,
she shook her head. “Don’t play with me, Daniel. I was worried that something
bad might’ve happened to you.”

He cupped the back of her neck and
guided her head to his shoulder. “You worry too much. Nothing’s going to happen
to an old dog like me.”